The Blue Jackets, off to a franchise-worst 0-4-1 start, made two roster moves yesterday.

One was by choice: Left winger Matt Calvert was sent to minor-league Springfield in the morning. He was replaced by Springfield forward Cody Bass, who is supposed to provide the “stiffness” that coach Scott Arniel said the team has lacked during its winless start.

Later, the Jackets had to add goaltender Mathieu Corbeil to back up Steve Mason tonight against visiting Dallas.

Corbeil, 20, is an unsigned draft pick (fourth round, 2010) who plays for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The emergency move was made after backup Curtis Sanford suffered an undisclosed injury during practice yesterday.

“He is going to have tests (today),” general manager Scott Howson said. “You never know with these things. It could be weeks instead of days.”

Sanford, on paper, is the No. 3 goaltender. Projected backup Mark Dekanich (high ankle sprain) is on injured reserve and has yet to practice with the team this season.

Springfield goaltender Allen York has a shoulder injury but could be healthy enough to be Mason’s backup later this week.

York will be rested today but is slated to practice with Springfield on Wednesday.

“We’re going to get through (today), see where we stand on Wednesday and we’ll deal with that on Thursday,” Howson said.

Springfield backup Paul Dainton is not under contract with the Blue Jackets, so he cannot be promoted. Under a rarely used NHL rule, Corbeil can be added to the roster for one day because the Jackets own his professional rights.

It is the first time the Jackets have used the rule since their inception in 2000.

Back to the farm

Arniel said Calvert had been ineffective since recovering from a groin injury that limited him to one game in the preseason.

“It’s almost like he has kind of lost a little bit of his jump,” Arniel said.

Calvert, 21, had no goals and one assist in five games.

Only captain Rick Nash scored more goals (14) than Calvert (11) in the second half of last season.

“We want him to just go down (to Springfield) and get his scoring touch,” Arniel said. “Whether he’s down there for a week, a couple of weeks, a month — we’re not sure.”

Bass, 24, had two goals, two assists and 13 penalty minutes in five games with Springfield.

Dallas double

Tonight’s game is the second straight for the Blue Jackets against the Stars.

There is no better opponent, considering the bitter taste left by Dallas’ 4-2 win on Saturday in which the Jackets took only 15 shots on goal and blew two leads.

“We want to adjust that right away, and we have a chance to do that,” center Antoine Vermette said.

Arniel, angered by the lack of “compete” in Dallas, put the Jackets through a difficult practice on Sunday.

“(The Stars) are the guys that embarrassed us, the guys that made us have a long day (on Sunday),” Arniel said. “To get a chance to go right back at them, it’s probably the best thing we could ask for.”

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